![]() ![]() She’s awakened abruptly in the middle of the night by her maids, who dress her in black and rush her outside the palace. She goes to bed happy, believing she belongs with Maxon. At the party, she sees Maxon and her father talking in the gardens. ![]() The diary mentions a long-forgotten holiday called Halloween, and Maxon delights America by throwing a costume party for the Elites and their families. He shows her a secret library and a diary penned by the country’s first king, Gregory Illéa. ![]() Most of the other girls are dismissed as Maxon narrows down the list of candidates to the top six, the Elite.Īmerica is clearly Maxon’s favorite. ![]() America decides to stay in The Selection until she can sort out her feelings. Heartbroken, she goes to the palace to participate in The Selection.Īmerica eventually falls in love with Maxon but feels conflicted when Aspen arrives after joining the palace guard. Feeling guilty he cannot provide for her, Aspen breaks up with America. Everyone is ecstatic about the opportunity except America, who is secretly in love with a Six named Aspen. When the kingdom holds a televised competition, called The Selection, to marry off prince Maxon Schreave, America is invited to participate. Fives, like America and her family, are poorly-paid artists. One, the highest caste, is made up of royalty, while Eight includes the poorest people. Seventeen-year-old America Singer lives in the futuristic kingdom of Illéa, where the society is divided into eight castes. ![]()
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